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KIPP Always Mentally Prepared Charter School

Q: Is KIPP Always Mentally Prepared Charter School a good school?

KIPP Always Mentally Prepared Charter School ranks 487 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

487^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 80% of New York elementary schools

Summary

KIPP Always Mentally Prepared Charter School is a public charter school in Brooklyn, NY that serves 895 students in grades K-8. The school has a strong focus on academic success, as evidenced by its high graduation rates and test scores that exceed the state averages.

KIPP Always Mentally Prepared Charter School stands out for its exceptional academic performance. The school has consistently maintained a high 4-year graduation rate, ranging from 83.6% to 85.1% over the past 5 years, which is significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, the school's students outperform the state averages across all grade levels and subject areas in the NY State Assessments. For example, in 2024-2025, 80.81% of 8th graders were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state average of 52.38%. In math, 93.02% of 7th graders were proficient or better, compared to 56.47% statewide. The school also has relatively low dropout rates, ranging from 4.2% to 10% over the past 5 years, which is lower than the state average.

When compared to other nearby charter schools, such as Achievement First Crown Heights Charter School and Uncommon Bed-Stuy West Charter School Nyc, KIPP Always Mentally Prepared Charter School stands out with its higher test scores and graduation rates. The school's ability to serve a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, with 79.29% to 89.78% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, and still achieve strong academic outcomes is noteworthy. This suggests the school has effective strategies in place to support its students' academic and social-emotional needs.

891

Students ?

20.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,613

Per pupil spending ?

89.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1224 Park Pl-4th Fl
Brooklyn, NY 11213

(718) 943-3710

District: KIPP Always Mentally Prepared Charter School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

81.5%

Hispanic:

9.9%

American Indian:

3.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 37th percentile in 2015 → 80th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (74% vs 54% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 20% of New York elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 43 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school74%

New York avg54%

Elementary school

487^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 20%▲ up 44 pts since 2015

From bottom 37% (2015) to top 20% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

115^th of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Top 8%▲ up 34 pts since 2015

From top 42% (2015) to top 8% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of New York Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	77.8	487 of 2445	80.1%	★★★★☆
2024	61.1	875 of 2445	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.4	963 of 2439	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.1	1277 of 2434	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	60.1	854 of 2201	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.1	637 of 2413	73.6%	★★★★☆
2018	67.2	741 of 2395	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	54.9	1051 of 2386	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	43.5	1358 of 2366	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	38.4	1492 of 2352	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2014	34.7	1604 of 2345	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	20.8	1954 of 2325	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	32.0	1722 of 2320	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	25.4	1831 of 2286	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	9.7	2119 of 2263	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	27.4	1864 of 2257	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	48.3	1395 of 2227	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	69.0	779 of 2219	64.9%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	86.7	90 of 928	90.3%	★★★★★
2024	77.2	141 of 927	84.8%	★★★★☆
2023	74.3	159 of 857	81.4%	★★★★☆
2022	70.0	233 of 936	75.1%	★★★★☆
2019	86.2	92 of 891	89.7%	★★★★☆
2018	82.4	126 of 948	86.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	78.8	430 of 2409	82.2%	★★★★☆
2024	66.5	706 of 2413	70.7%	★★★★☆
2023	64.3	775 of 2403	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.1	1010 of 2401	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.7	734 of 2357	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.4	718 of 2338	69.3%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	85.4	184 of 1569	88.3%	★★★★☆
2024	72.9	291 of 1531	81.0%	★★★★☆
2023	57.2	512 of 1429	64.2%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	93.1	39 of 792	95.1%	★★★★★
2024	65.8	168 of 766	78.1%	★★★★☆
2023	71.6	121 of 637	81.0%	★★★★☆
2022	55.5	218 of 622	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	79.0	98 of 730	86.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	85.3	209 of 2098	90.0%	★★★★★
2024	70.9	441 of 2078	78.8%	★★★★☆
2023	67.7	517 of 2041	74.7%	★★★★☆
2022	57.1	746 of 2099	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	80.5	290 of 2032	85.7%	★★★★☆
2018	77.2	322 of 2045	84.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	73.7	563 of 2407	76.6%	★★★★☆
2024	54.2	1032 of 2411	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.1	1126 of 2400	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.5	1583 of 2400	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	73.5	540 of 2358	77.1%	★★★★☆
2018	65.6	756 of 2340	67.7%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	79.3	263 of 2134	87.7%	★★★★☆
2024	64.1	495 of 2110	76.5%	★★★★☆
2023	54.6	654 of 2016	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.1	937 of 2031	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	75.6	219 of 1859	88.2%	★★★★☆
2018	62.8	451 of 1941	76.8%	★★★★☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	91.4	115 of 1500	92.3%	★★★★★
2024	75.8	294 of 1504	80.5%	★★★★☆
2023	76.2	302 of 1500	79.9%	★★★★☆
2022	67.4	393 of 1479	73.4%	★★★★☆
2021	84.4	142 of 1242	88.6%	★★★★☆
2019	75.9	292 of 1439	79.7%	★★★★☆
2018	68.9	388 of 1438	73.0%	★★★★☆
2017	65.9	421 of 1455	71.1%	★★★★☆
2016	63.6	437 of 1429	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	54.1	585 of 1407	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2014	38.2	873 of 1401	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	35.2	894 of 1373	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	55.3	662 of 1337	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	47.4	772 of 1295	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	42.8	805 of 1243	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	59.5	662 of 1224	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	72.7	359 of 1185	69.7%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	95.2	35 of 676	94.8%	★★★★★
2024	87.3	57 of 705	91.9%	★★★★★
2023	87.3	55 of 696	92.1%	★★★★★
2022	83.3	72 of 706	89.8%	★★★★☆
2019	85.8	72 of 653	89.0%	★★★★☆
2018	81.5	94 of 663	85.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	90.7	107 of 1457	92.7%	★★★★★
2024	78.0	258 of 1465	82.4%	★★★★☆
2023	81.0	223 of 1463	84.8%	★★★★☆
2022	67.3	385 of 1454	73.5%	★★★★☆
2019	69.8	373 of 1370	72.8%	★★★★☆
2018	69.0	388 of 1353	71.3%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	65.1	270 of 965	72.0%	★★★★☆
2024	57.8	333 of 953	65.1%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	94.5	28 of 603	95.4%	★★★★★
2024	58.7	178 of 594	70.0%	★★★★☆
2023	73.6	87 of 543	84.0%	★★★★☆
2022	63.9	117 of 487	76.0%	★★★★☆
2018	73.4	68 of 457	85.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	95.0	60 of 1283	95.3%	★★★★★
2024	82.0	167 of 1296	87.1%	★★★★☆
2023	82.6	154 of 1288	88.0%	★★★★☆
2022	75.8	213 of 1306	83.7%	★★★★☆
2019	83.4	149 of 1241	88.0%	★★★★☆
2018	76.6	201 of 1245	83.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	87.7	151 of 1455	89.6%	★★★★☆
2024	69.0	373 of 1464	74.5%	★★★★☆
2023	63.7	453 of 1464	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.3	433 of 1455	70.2%	★★★★☆
2019	79.5	229 of 1366	83.2%	★★★★☆
2018	64.6	411 of 1352	69.6%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	97.3	36 of 1298	97.2%	★★★★★
2024	76.7	154 of 1303	88.2%	★★★★☆
2023	74.8	182 of 1307	86.1%	★★★★☆
2022	76.9	132 of 1283	89.7%	★★★★☆
2019	80.1	109 of 1139	90.4%	★★★★★
2018	65.7	222 of 1170	81.0%	★★★★☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2019	64.7	448 of 1207	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.9	605 of 1210	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	42.6	716 of 1221	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	39.8	781 of 1255	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	59.3	480 of 1255	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2014	50.7	641 of 1237	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	56.4	618 of 1217	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	63.0	473 of 1198	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	57.9	546 of 1165	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	36.3	771 of 1117	31.0%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

Homeless (2025)95th percentile+15 vs school

African American (2025)90th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)90th percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)88th percentile+8 vs school

Special Education (2025)88th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)82nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)77th percentile-3 vs school

Middle school

Special Education (2025)97th percentile+5 vs school

Homeless (2025)95th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)95th percentile+3 vs school

African American (2025)95th percentile~ school

Female (2025)93rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)90th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)72nd percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I79%+23 vs state

Math78%+22 vs state

English Language Arts74%+21 vs state

Science61%+16 vs state

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by a parent on FaceBook
Friday, March 8, 2013

Growing up in public school myself, and seeing my children go through the system, I have only been nothing but disappointed in the public school system and its callous way of only preparing children to take a test at the end of every year. I researched what charter schools have to offer, and I learned through a friend about Kipp Amp. What I heard and saw through my friend impressed me, no, it gave me hope for my children. My children LEARN. They now have discipline, they are being taught solid studying and learning ethics in an environment where the teachers do not waste half of the period getting the children to settle down. The teachers call me and my wife with any and all issues to keep us up to date with our children's progress. The quality of teacher involvement and interest feels genuine and gives me confidence that my children are in not only a completely educational environment, but a caring one as well The teachers at Kipp Amp have energy, interest and soul in what they teach. With Kipp, I see a future with my children that I did not have when I went through public school. If I could attend Kipp myself, I would be more confident in my future of education. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Algebra I (2025)	Regents Life Science Biology (2025)	NY State Assessments English Language Arts (2025)						NY State Assessments Math (2025)						NY State Assessments Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Regents Algebra I End of Course	Regents Life Science Biology End of Course	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 4th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 5th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 6th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 7th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments Math 4th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 6th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 7th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
KIPP Always Mentally Prepared Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	1224 Park Pl-4th Fl	Brooklyn	11213	Kings County	KIPP Always Mentally Prepared Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 943-3710	891	43	20.7	89.1%	14 (1.6%)	726 (81.5%)	88 (9.9%)	7 (0.8%)	32 (3.6%)	6 (0.7%)	18 (2.0%)	77.8	487^th of 2445 public elementary schools	80.1%		61.1	875^th of 2445 public elementary schools	64.2%	388	79.4		67.4	73.9	73.3	70.3	78.7	80.8	75.6	83.3	67.0	74.0	93.0		47.5	75.0	$19,613	$19,613	$00
New Bridges Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1025 Eastern Pkwy	Brooklyn	11213	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #17	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 363-8200	431	38	11.2	81.2%	11 (2.6%)	309 (71.7%)	91 (21.1%)	7 (1.6%)	7 (1.6%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (0.9%)	62.7	876^th of 2445 public elementary schools	64.2%		53.9	1054^th of 2445 public elementary schools	56.9%	178			66.7	62.9	76.5				61.5	48.7	60.8				48.8		$33,426	$3,364	$30,062
Ps 243 Weeksville School (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	1580 Dean St	Brooklyn	11213	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #16	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 604-6909	199	21	9.4	94.5%	1 (0.5%)	128 (64.3%)	57 (28.6%)	5 (2.5%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.5%)	4 (2.0%)	19.7	2086^th of 2445 public elementary schools	14.7%		6.4	2394^th of 2445 public elementary schools	2.1%	308			42.1	26.3	41.7				57.1	14.3	24.0				29.2		$41,836	$4,492	$37,343
Ps 289 George V Brower	Public	PK, KG-5	900 St Marks Ave	Brooklyn	11213	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #17	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 493-3824	280	27	10.2	90.7%	9 (3.2%)	194 (69.3%)	54 (19.3%)	7 (2.5%)	3 (1.1%)	4 (1.4%)	9 (3.2%)	59.5	945^th of 2445 public elementary schools	61.3%		50.5	1154^th of 2445 public elementary schools	52.8%	209			81.0	56.5	58.6				90.0	78.3	48.2				31.0		$51,992	$4,409	$47,584
Middle School 394	Public	PK, KG-8	188 Rochester Ave	Brooklyn	11213	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #17	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 756-3164	201	16	12.8	92.5%	1 (0.5%)	141 (70.1%)	50 (24.9%)	4 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	3 (1.5%)	28.9	1809^th of 2445 public elementary schools	26.0%		14.1	2239^th of 2445 public elementary schools	8.4%	430			100.0	36.4	29.4	62.5	39.3	48.2	100.0	18.2	11.8	37.5	67.9	28.6	18.8	72.0	$40,828	$3,216	$37,612
Explore Empower Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	188 Rochester Ave	Brooklyn	11213	Kings County	Explore Empower Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 771-2090	500	37	13.5	89.4%	4 (0.8%)	400 (80.0%)	65 (13.0%)	7 (1.4%)	20 (4.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	62.9	873^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	64.3%		63	822^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	66.4%	51	94.4	29.2	61.4	68.0	71.4	47.1	55.4	67.5	65.2	89.4	61.4	60.4	52.7	61.3	31.0		$21,477	$21,477	$00
Ps 335 Granville T Woods	Public	PK, KG-5	130 Rochester Ave	Brooklyn	11213	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #16	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 493-7736	170	16	10.9	97.1%	1 (0.6%)	133 (78.2%)	33 (19.4%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	67.5	754^th of 2445 public elementary schools	69.2%		48.8	1203^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	50.8%	449			82.4	57.1	72.0				87.5	66.7	66.7				34.8		$45,484	$2,773	$42,711
Ps 221 Toussaint L'Ouverture	Public	PK, KG-5	791 Empire Blvd	Brooklyn	11213	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #17	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 756-0122	162	16	10.1	91.4%	4 (2.5%)	136 (84.0%)	17 (10.5%)	3 (1.9%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	51.1	1184^th of 2445 public elementary schools	51.6%		40.4	1434^th of 2445 public elementary schools	41.3%	250			87.5	70.8	57.9				77.8	50.0	36.8				31.3		$44,187	$4,460	$39,726
Brooklyn Brownstone School	Public	PK, KG-5	272 MacDonough St	Brooklyn	11233	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #16	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 573-2307	352	22	16.0	81.5%	91 (25.9%)	183 (52.0%)	40 (11.4%)	13 (3.7%)	4 (1.1%)	3 (0.9%)	18 (5.1%)	88.1	233^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	90.5%		78.5	462^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	81.1%	229			90.9	88.1	84.4				97.0	73.8	75.0				60.0		$27,613	$2,253	$25,360
Ps 93 William H Prescott	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	31 New York Ave	Brooklyn	11216	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #13	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 604-7363	179	15	12.2	96.6%	12 (6.7%)	103 (57.5%)	37 (20.7%)	18 (10.1%)	4 (2.2%)	4 (2.2%)	1 (0.6%)	9.2	2313^th of 2445 public elementary schools	5.4%		25.6	1882^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	23.0%	431			42.3	31.3	5.0				30.8	5.6	5.0				6.7		$43,313	$5,849	$37,464

Frequently Asked Questions about KIPP Always Mentally Prepared Charter School

What is the racial makeup of KIPP Always Mentally Prepared Charter School?

Students at KIPP Always Mentally Prepared Charter School are 81% African American, 10% Hispanic, 4% American Indian, 2% Two or more races, 2% White.

Is KIPP Always Mentally Prepared Charter School a good school?

KIPP Always Mentally Prepared Charter School ranks 487^th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend KIPP Always Mentally Prepared Charter School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 891 students attended KIPP Always Mentally Prepared Charter School.

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